Getting Ready for the Week?

Nandor bought flowering wild arugula at the SM Farmers Market. I hope you're having a nice day.

Rich Meatloaf

Nandor's latest creation combined veal (3/4 lb at $8.99/lb), very fatty beef (3/4 lb at $3.99/lb), and lamb (3/4 lb at $5.99/lb). He added 2 eggs, some melted cooled butter, plenty of various onions (yellow, shallot and cippolini) and garlic, and grated zucchini for moisture. He used Spicely chimichurri, chili powder, pepper, and Spice World Garlic Herb Sensation.
He cooked the meatloaf in two batches in porcelain. Use anything that can catch juice in this case. 350 oven for a little less than an hour.
He drained the juices and made a gravy with quinoa flour and crushed almonds. It was amazingly tasty.

Grilled Lamb - Boneless Top Round

Boneless top round lamb was $10 per pound at Whole Foods. Each piece was about 1/2 pound uncooked. This much meat ends up being about 5-6 meals. Added $2.99/bag organic baby spinach from Trader Joe's and $2.00/lb broccoli from Santa Monica Farmers Market.
Nandor seasoned it with fresh ground pepper, Spice World Fajita and Garlic Herb Sensation, and some Spicely paprika. This cut of meat is thick, so it was grilled on medium high on the cast iron stovetop grill for about 20 minutes and rested for almost 10.
Meanwhile the spinach was very briefly cooked with some olive oil and turmeric, and the broccoli was fried.

What's in Your Fridge?

Spinach, butter lettuce, dinosaur kale super curly fun! Lots of eggs, salmon, celery, raw baby Swiss, pasture butter, homemade sauerkraut, broccoli. I like to marinate raw dinosaur kale, pictured, in a spicy citrus dressing. If you slice it thin, it will soften up by the next day.
For Nandor, wraps, chocolate, fresh peanut butter from Erewhon,raw whole milk, cream.

Quick Weeknight Meal

Nandor had to make his dinner in a jiffy, so he went to Nijiya Market on Sawtelle and Olympic. He got strips of pork and shitake mushrooms. He added that to the baby broccoli he already had from Trader Joe's. Less than 10 minutes later, he was dipping his meat in hot sauce. He simply sauteed the veggies in some Eden hot sesame oil and olive oil.